{"version":"1","article":{"id":"russia-q2-2026-current-account-surplus-bank-of-russia","slug":"russia-q2-2026-current-account-surplus-bank-of-russia","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/russia-q2-2026-current-account-surplus-bank-of-russia","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/russia-q2-2026-current-account-surplus-bank-of-russia?lang=en","title":"Russia’s current-account surplus widens to $16.9 billion in Q2","summary":"The Bank of Russia reported a $16.9 billion current-account surplus in the second quarter. A larger goods-trade surplus coincided with a wider services deficit.","category":"finance","region":"world","topics":["statistics"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-06","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Bank of Russia","url":"https://www.cbr.ru/eng/statistics/macro_itm/external_sector/pb/p_balance/","checkedAt":"2026-10-10","publishedAt":"2026-09-30"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/russia-q2-2026-current-account-surplus-bank-of-russia","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/russia-q2-2026-current-account-surplus-bank-of-russia?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/russia-q2-2026-current-account-surplus-bank-of-russia","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/russia-q2-2026-current-account-surplus-bank-of-russia?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/russia-q2-2026-current-account-surplus-bank-of-russia","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/russia-q2-2026-current-account-surplus-bank-of-russia?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/russia-q2-2026-current-account-surplus-bank-of-russia","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/russia-q2-2026-current-account-surplus-bank-of-russia?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/russia-q2-2026-current-account-surplus-bank-of-russia","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/russia-q2-2026-current-account-surplus-bank-of-russia?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Russia’s current-account surplus rose to $16.9 billion in the second quarter of 2026 from $13.2 billion in the first, according to balance-of-payments data published by the Bank of Russia on 30 September. The goods-trade surplus increased from $27.1 billion to $39.4 billion. Goods exports were $125.7 billion and imports $86.3 billion. The central bank said exports rose by $24.8 billion, mainly because of higher world prices, driving the wider trade surplus.","The services deficit widened by $4.3 billion to $13.1 billion. The Bank linked this to seasonal growth in Russians’ foreign-travel spending and higher transport and other services received from non-residents. The financial-account surplus narrowed to $8.3 billion from $12.5 billion in Q1. A separate stock measure, external debt, stood at $309.0 billion on 30 June, up $10.7 billion during the quarter and equal to 11% of GDP over the previous 12 months."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The Bank of Russia reported a $16.9 billion current-account surplus in the second quarter. A larger goods-trade surplus coincided with a wider services deficit.\n\nRussia’s current-account surplus rose to $16.9 billion in the second quarter of 2026 from $13.2 billion in the first, according to balance-of-payments data published by the Bank of Russia on 30 September. The goods-trade surplus increased from $27.1 billion to $39.4 billion. Goods exports were $125.7 billion and imports $86.3 billion. The central bank said exports rose by $24.8 billion, mainly because of higher world prices, driving the wider trade surplus.\n\nThe services deficit widened by $4.3 billion to $13.1 billion. The Bank linked this to seasonal growth in Russians’ foreign-travel spending and higher transport and other services received from non-residents. The financial-account surplus narrowed to $8.3 billion from $12.5 billion in Q1. A separate stock measure, external debt, stood at $309.0 billion on 30 June, up $10.7 billion during the quarter and equal to 11% of GDP over the previous 12 months.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"finance","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/finance-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic financial system with a vault door, columns and unmarked coins.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"finance","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/finance-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic financial system with a vault door, columns and unmarked coins.","language":"en"}}}